About us

Locke Science is an academic publisher with a long-standing commitment to advancing scholarship in the built environment and related disciplines. Since 1984, Locke Science has published the Journal of Architectural and Planning Research (JAPR), supporting rigorous, peer-reviewed work in architecture, planning, and environmental design. Building on this legacy and responding to emerging research needs, Locke Science expanded its portfolio in 2023 with the launch of two new peer-reviewed titles: the Journal of Management and Planning Research (JMPR) and the Journal of Urban Development and Smart Cities (JUDSC)—broadening its mission to include management and planning research as well as interdisciplinary smart city and urban development studies.

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Our Mission

Locke Science is committed to advancing high-quality, peer-reviewed research that strengthens knowledge and practice in architecture, planning, management, and urban development. Our mission is to provide trusted scholarly platforms that promote academic integrity, methodological rigor, and interdisciplinary collaboration, while ensuring that published work contributes meaningful insight for researchers, professionals, and policymakers working to shape more sustainable, resilient, and well-planned communities.

Rigorous Peer Review

Providing a trusted foundation for high-quality research in architecture and management.

Collaborative Platforms

Promoting the interdisciplinary exchange of ideas between researchers and policymakers.

Purposeful Impact

Transforming scholarly knowledge into actionable insights for well-planned, resilient societies.

Our Journals

Latest Published Articles

Good governance as a strategic approach to achievi...

Bushara Ahmed Sheabo Arees1, Anwar Yousif Attaelmanan2
1Associate Professor of Public Administration, AL-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2Associate Professor of Development Sociology Faculty of Administration Sciences and Economics, University of Al-Butana – Sudan

Design and implementation of big data platform Iot...

Hongfei Xiao1, Wenwen Li2, Shiqi Tang3
1School of Information Engineering, Chuzhou Polytechnic, Chuzhou, Anhui 239000, China
2School of media and design, Chuzhou Polytechnic, Chuzhou, Anhui 239000, China
3Information Ctenter of Minstry of Science and Technology, Beijing, 100862, China

Spatial Embeddedness, Branch Configuration, and St...

Donald Shoup1, Lijun Liu1
1Department of Urban Planning, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1656, USA

Managing Studio-Based Research Capacity in Higher ...

Spyros G. Tzafestas1
1National Technical University of Athens, Zographou, GRI5773 Athens, Greece

Planning, Design Governance, and the Legacy of Arc...

Alexander Tzonis1
1Department of Architecture, University of Technology Delft, 108 Oude, Delft 2611, Netherlands

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